East Harling

East Harling

East Harling is a village in the English county of Norfolk. The village forms the principal settlement in the civil parish of Harling, and is located some 8 miles (13 km) east of the town of Thetford and 25 miles (40 km) south-west of the city of Norwich.Ordnance Survey (1999). "OS Explorer Map 230 - Diss & Harleston". ISBN 0-319-21862-7.]

The parish of Harling has an area of 23.19 km² and in the 2001 census had a population of 2,201 in 932 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Breckland.Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). " [http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes] ". Retrieved December 2, 2005.]

The village is served by Harling Road railway station, which is situated 2 miles (3 km) to the north.

From 1808 to 1814 East Harling hosted a station in the shutter telegraph chain which connected the Admiralty in London to its naval ships in the port of Great Yarmouth.

References

External links

* [http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/ Diss Express] - village's local newspaper website
*oscoor|TL993865_region:GB_scale:100000|Map sources for East Harling.
* [http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/h/harling_east/ Information from Genuki Norfolk] on East Harling.


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